The table and bar chart illustrate the percentage change and of high-speed continuous internet connection of households in 2001 and 2002 in five different countries: South Korea, USA, Germany, Switzerland, and Britain.
Overall, the percentage change of Britain was the highest, whereas that of South Korea was the lowest. The USA had the greatest number of connections per 1000 people in 2002, and South Korea had the most connections among others in 2001.
Britain had the highest percentage change by adding 230%, while germany increased by a third of that number at +80%. There was a small difference between the shares of the USA and Switzerland at +170% and +120%, respectively. The percentage of Germany increased by 80%, while that of South Korea rose by 1/4.
In 2001, South Korea stood first in connections at 122, while Britain was smaller with a staggering margin of almost 120 (3.3), which ranked last. The figures for Germany and Switzerland were similar at 3.4 and 3.6, respectively.
The connections for the USA were the highest at 252.1 in 2002, meanwhile, that for South Korea was approximately 130 lower at 134.4, ranking second. The numbers of Britain, Switzerland and Germany were close to each other at 10.89, 7.92, and 5.616, respectively; consequently, Germany had the lowest connections in 2002.